West Barnstable, Mass. Nov. 4th 1874 With Messrs Melvin Carter & Buttrick I took the 4 o'k train on the O.C.R.R. yesterday P.M. and arrived at Capt. Baxter's at about 8; when we were warmly welcomed by the old gentleman and his pleasant family. I took down my setter "Shot" and Jim M, his two pointers "Disgusto" and "Princes" and Charlie C. his pointer "Captain." Buttrick took no dog. Rose this morning at daybreak to find the sky cloudless and the earth covered so thickly with hoarfrost that the country looked as if crowned with a light fall of snow. We all started off immediately for a trip before breakfast Charlie & Buttrick going inland and Jim M. with Buttrick taking the river. They came in with 2 guails a teal (V. Carlinensis) but we saw nothing but 2 grouse one of which I shot at. After breakfast all five started off together taking the old Oldville route. At "the Shop" we struck a bevy of about 15 birds and as they rose shot down 5 of them, And I killed 2 now in the brush. Our next find was at "the Gravyard" where I got up a bevy of about 25 large birds, and we bagged 6 of them altogether. On the way home I found a bevy of 3 birds none of which were killed and struck the bevy at the Shop again where we killed 2. Total bag: W.B. guails 7, Melvin guail Carter Buttrick Total killed 17, grouse 1, Teal 1